
Premier League top-five hopefuls battle for UCL riches
The Premier League race is over and relegation is decided, but the battle for Champions League qualification remains wide open with just two rounds to go.
The Premier League race is over and relegation is decided, but the battle for Champions League qualification remains wide open with just two rounds to go.
With only a handful of games left, Mamelodi Sundowns are on the cusp of etching their name deeper into South African football history, an unprecedented eighth consecutive Premiership title now within touching distance.
Sheffield United moved a step closer to the Premier League after dispatching Bristol City on Monday to book their place in the Championship play-off final. Aiming for an immediate return to the top-flight after last season’s relegation, Chris Wilder’s side beat City 3-0 in the play-off semi-final second leg at Bramall Lane.
Dejan Kulusevski will miss Tottenham’s Europa League final against Manchester United after undergoing surgery on his knee, dealing a major blow to the club’s hopes of ending their trophy drought.
Real Madrid snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over Real Mallorca on Wednesday in La Liga to delay Barcelona’s title celebrations.
Premier League champions Liverpool have reportedly begun negotiations for Bayer Leverkusen star and Germany international Florian Wirtz.
Sunderland reached the Championship play-off final in the most dramatic fashion as Dan Ballard’s goal in the dying seconds of extra-time sealed a 3-2 aggregate victory against Coventry.
Orlando Pirates thrashed Lamontville Golden Arrows 3-0 in a Betway Premiership match played at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Tuesday night, giving coach Jose Riveiro the perfect send-off.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins of the Brazil national team on May 26, aiming to lead the team to World Cup glory next year for the first time since 2002.
Nottingham Forest have claimed owner Evangelos Marinakis did not confront boss Nuno Espirito Santo after last weekend’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Leicester.